On August 21, 2018, we held our 2018 Annual General Meeting at Miller Thomson LLP Calgary. We were also joined remotely by members and executives in Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg.
Akash Bir was elected as the new president of FACL Western, and Jessie Gill has now officially stepped into the role of the Immediate Past President. George Wong was also voted in as the President-Elect, forming our three person executive team. The three person executive system ensures a smooth transition and efficient succession planning for our organization.
We also elected a new slate of incumbent and new directors:
DIRECTORS
- Akash Bir (President)
- George Wong (President-Elect)
- Jessie Gill (Past President)
- Ron Lo
- David Tam
- Hansen Wong
- Julie Kim
- Victor Lee (new)
- Holly Wong (new)
- Justin Pon (new)
STUDENT DIRECTORS
- University of Calgary
- Joshua Mamdani
- John Jiang (new)
- University of Alberta
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Manitoba
FACL Western supports the Asian Canadian legal community situated in Treaties 1 through 10 which also constitutes the Homeland of the Métis. We acknowledge the significance for Indigenous people who lived on these lands and took care of them since time immemorial. We are grateful to reside and visit these regions.